> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Grace [mailto:sgrace at pobox.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 11:25 AM
> To: Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions
> Subject: Re: Keyring and Evolution-POP3
>>> On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 13:05 -0500, Brian McKee wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:20 PM, HermanAA <n0jnqrp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit, default set-up.
> > > Evolution POP3 is password-protected using 'keyring'.
> > >
> > > I am the only user of Evolution.
> > > Others in the house have their own Ubuntu-account (no access to my
> > > Evolution).
> > >
> > > I do not need keyring/password protection for the POP3 download in
> > > Evolution.
> > >
> > > How can I remove this extra step?
> >
> > I'm reading between the lines here, but I gather the problem is you
> > have to unlock the keyring every time you want to check your mail.
> > The easy solution is change the default login keyring to
> use the same
> > password as you log in with. Then it will unlock that keyring when
> > you log in, and not bother you. Use System -> Prefernces ->
> > Encryption and Keyrings
>> I've had this issue on Hardy if set to automatically log in. If I
> disable Enable Automatic Login and there's no issue with Evolution
> (although I have to enter my username and password to log in, of
> course).
>>I am having the same problem.
I have 2 questions:
1. how do I use the system -> prefferences -> encryption and passwords applet to fix this? I cannot get it to let me do anything in there other than check a couple of checkboxes which don't seem to do anything.
2. How do I disable my autologin feature for my account?